Making technologies, policies, and systems accessible, open, and fair through collaborative #localization, user feedback, and co-design with local communities

Joined January 2015
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🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨 Localization Lab is looking for: 1️⃣ Operations Manager ($85k–$105k) 2️⃣ Localization Manager (Growth & Dev't Lead) ($80k–$105k) 🌍 Remote (Global) | Great benefits | Rolling applications Applications & more info 👇localizationlab.org/careers

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Offline file sharing is coming to Tella! Thanks to community feedback, Nearby Sharing will let you securely transfer files between devices without an internet connection. Discover how this feature will benefit activists, journalists, and others. localizationlab.org/blog/202…
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Have you faced internet shutdowns AND surveillance at home? 🏠💻 We're launching "Surveilled at Home" research to understand these challenges & help others stay safe. Anonymous participation, up to $100. Limited spots! Learn more & scan the QR code in the image to get started!
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Help Iranians stay connected! The internet access has been heavily disrupted across the country. Please consider running a Tor Snowflake proxy - it's a quick and meaningful way to help Iranians stay online. #KeepItOn Please note that the #snowflake browser addon seems more efficient in #iran. snowflake.torproject.org/
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Our amazing Community manager, @dianneo_ hosted a session with participants at the .@EngageMedia Open Tech Camp to kickstart the work on the new Open Tech Glossary. Thanks to all who participated!!! @siglaresearch @OpenObservatory @PusatRakyatLB @activate_rights @ArusAcademy
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📢Yesterday, our team participated in one of five community training series being conducted by @L10nLab on localization, a process which, in our context, involves adapting and customizing content to meet the needs of our audiences. Part of our work in serving marginalized communities involves localization through contextualizing and translating issues to ensure that communities receive information in a way that is relevant and accessible to them for them to make informed decisions. Here are three reasons why localization matters:⬇️ 1. Increased accessibility- translating content into local languages like Ndebele, Shona, Xhosa, Tonga, Kalanga, Venda, Sign Language, etc, can promote inclusivity and ensure that communities receive information in their preferred local languages. 2. Impactful reporting- contextualizing and focusing on issues that are important to the local community can provide meaningful conversations and solutions to identified challenges. 3. Building trust- demonstrating an understanding of local issues and perspectives, and being culturally sensitive by considering nuances in local culture can build trust with the local community and can strengthen the credibility of journalists, public officials, and any other information custodians. #communitydiaries
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Are you a journalist, researcher, or digital freedom advocate using open internet measurement data in your work? We want to speak with you! We will be hosting an Open Internet Measurement Data Focus Group in Taipei on February 26th, 2025 from 4pm- 6pm. More details in the flyer!
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🎉 Big News: @Tella_app Android 2.13.0 is live! 🎉 ✨ Connect seamlessly to @Dropbox for easier file management. ✨ Bug fixes for a smoother, faster experience. 💡 Update now! Want to make human rights tech tools like Tella accessible to your community? See the last photo. 📩
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.@OpenTechFund welcomes @L10nLab as a partner w/ our User Experience & Discovery (UXD) Lab! Localization Lab makes internet freedom tech accessible through collaborative #localization & user feedback. Learn more about them and the UXD Lab: ow.ly/Xrxv50Tkk9U
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🔄 Still hiring! Localization Lab is looking for an Operations Manager (Global, Remote) to lead financial, HR, & admin ops. Apply today! 💼 $85K-$105K benefits 📩 CV cover letter ➡️ hr@localizationlab.org localizationlab.org/careers-…

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📢 We're hiring a Remote Operations Manager! 🌍 Join Localization Lab and help lead our financial, HR, and admin operations. Passionate about digital rights and inclusion? We want you! 💼 Salary: $85K-$105K benefits. Apply: hr@localizationlab.org 👇 localizationlab.org/careers-…

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12 Oct 2024
With its opaque nature, its ability to manufacture a false sense of trust and its ubiquity, AI could bring about far worse harms than what we’ve seen from social media over the past decade. Should we worry? “Yes,” says @draganakaurin codastory.com/authoritarian-…
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Watch: @MissChiMystique talks about our work with @OpenObservatory in making internet censorship and interference measurement accessible to communities worldwide. 🐙 Want to help localize OONI & other internet freedom tools? ➡️ forms.gle/FiYKT3Br51ym7a2G6 youtube.com/watch?v=nyXBfI6V…
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📢 New OONI Community Interview is public! This time we talked to Chido Musodza, Program Associate, Community Engagement at @L10nLab. 🐙 Please watch the interview here: youtu.be/nyXBfI6VZyc
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Hello from #FIFAfrica24 Day 1. An amazing two days so far with the full day @L10nLab Localization Sprint, & working with the amazing Wolof language speakers. Also shout out to @ChichiLuciasi & @nqabamatshazi on the panel on Benchmarking AI regulations cc @MISARegional
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📢📢Excited to announce that @theTunnelBear is now available in Swahili for Android (v4.2.6) and iOS (v4.5.7). 🎉 A huge thank you to our contributors for working tirelessly to ensure that this release was made available!!!!
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Happening Now! #DRAPAC24 Panel Discussion: Reimagining human rights technology in Asia-Pacific On the panel: 1. Dianne Olivan of @L10nLab 2. Ian Liu of @ocftaiwan 3. Nenden Sekar Arum of @safenetvoice Moderated by @KhairilZhafri Watch live now: drap.ac/24-session/reimagini…
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#DRAPAC24 Day2 Heard the lovely @d_a_olivan / @L10nLab talk about their work to localise apps in ur language. Join them here: localizationlab.org/contribu… Now @ a session chaired by @tame_wildcard/@accessnow on government ICT (eg contact tracing apps) data accountabilities
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Tella Android 2.10.0 is now live 🚀 In this release: ⚪️ Privacy-Preserving Analytics (opt-in) using #divviup (cc @letsencrypt ) ⚪️ Support for Relationship Property in the @UwaziDocs @HURIDOCS connection ⚪️ Vietnamese language support (thanks @L10nLab) blog.wearehorizontal.org/pri…
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The localization sprint participants were enthusiastic about learning & collaborating to translate the toolkit. Challenges like power outages were overcome, showcasing the team's dedication.
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Want to learn more about the localization process & impact? Check out this insightful Q&A with the team behind the Akan Ayeta Digital Rights Toolkit: localizationlab.org/blog/202…

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